Hyde Park man charged with sex abuse of child

A Hyde Park man was arrested after police say he sexually abused a child.

On May 21, Jason A. Rugar, 19, of Hyde Park, was charged with third-degree aggravated sexual abuse, a felony, as well as the misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a child, and unlawful dealing with a child, according to a state police release.

A police investigation found that Rugar sexually abused a child under 14 years old, and provided the victim with an alcoholic beverage, according to the release.

Rugar was arraigned before the town of Hyde Park Court and taken to the Dutchess County Jail on $5,000 bail or $10,000 bond.